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TAYLOR - Funds still need to be raised and work still needs to be done, but if all goes according to plan, borough children will have a new place to cool off on hot summer days.

During a borough work session last week, council permitted a new committee to form and build a splash park in the borough's John Derenick Park, council President Kenneth Mickavicz said last week.

"It's not necessarily a pool, but it's things to do," Mr. Mickavicz said. "Fountains and tunnels."

According to a rendering, the splash park would include several pop jets and fountains shaped like a baseball bat, a flower, a fire hydrant and rings that would spray children with water as they move underneath them. It would also include a pump house added onto the rest rooms.

Mr. Mickavicz said the 11-person committee will be headed by John "Buddy" Derenick, the son of the park's namesake, a former borough mayor, and his wife Peg Derenick.

"So the children of Taylor, Moosic, Old Forge and surrounding communities would have a place to cool off in the summer," Mr. Derenick wrote in a presentation given to council last week. "And have fun doing it."

Borough Manager Dan Zeleniak said the Derenick family has always been an asset to the community, and the prospect of a water park coming to the borough is exciting.

"Honestly, as far as the splash park, this will be a great addition," Mr. Zeleniak said.

The committee needs to raise about $300,000 to build it and is looking to secure several grants, including a Land and Water Conservation match grant, which would give them half of the requisite funds if they can find the other half.

The group also will host a bake sale today from noon until 2 p.m. at the Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St. to raise funds for the park, committee member spokesman Shawn Murphy said.

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